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FILE NAME: Railroads (RR) DATE: 1981 Jan DOC#: RR047 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo RE Use of Asbestos Rope as a Wick to Heat Rail An 1C In d u c- lrics Ccxi'li.'iily January 28, 1981 C u ll ru n ,0 3 d Tw o lllin o ii Ccnicr 233 N o m I Michitjoo C h icag o, I L G0G01 13 121 555 1600 Mr. C. W. Dailey, Director of Safety, Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway, 329 Second Street, Proctor, MN 558.10 Mr. G. W. Gearhart, General Manager Safety, Norfolk & Western Railway, 8 North Jefferson Street, Roanoke, VA '24042 Mr. W. T. Mathers, Director -.Accident Prevention L Safety, Canadian National Railways,. P. 0. Box 8100, Montreal, PQ, Canada H3C 3E4 Mr. G. P. Burns, Director of Safety, Union Pacific Railroad, 141G Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 58179 >.y>lr. W.- F.- Wingate, Director Safety - Rules Training, Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, 500 Water Street, Jack-. . sonville, FL 32202 Mr. P. L. Disinger, Manager of Safety - Prevention & Claims, Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad, One Park land Boulevard, Dearborn, MI 48126 Mr. G. S. Pollard, Director Safety, St. Louis, San. Francisco Railway, 3253 East Trafficway, Springfield, MO 65802 . Mr. R. D. Shaver, Manager of Safety - System, Atchison,- Topeka & Santa Fe. Railway, 80 East Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,IL 60604 Mr. M. E- Good, Director Personal Injury Prevention, Chessie System, 2 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 . Mr. F. M. Kaylor, AVP Safety & Freight Claim Services, Southern Railway Systern, 99 Spring Street, SW, Atlanta,1GA 30303. Mr. C. R. MacDonald, Safety Administrator, Union Railroad, 644 Linden Avenue, East Pittsburgh, PA 15112 Mr. 0.` J. Pilch-er, Manager Employee .Safety, Southern -Pacific Transportation Company, One Market Plana, San Francisco,. CA 94105 Mr. C. S. Baldwin, Genera], Superintendent Rules & Safety, Missouri Pacifi.c Railroad, 210 North 13th Street, St. Louis', MO 63103. ' Mr. G. J . 'Barry, Director Rules, Safety & Training, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad, 516 West Jackson Boulevard, .Chicago, IL 60606 Mr. R. C. Lindquist, Director, Safety & Rules - System, Burlington Northern, Inc., 176 East Fifth Street, St. Paul , MN. 55101 Mr. M. Cl Mitchell, Chief Safety Officer, Consolidated Rail Corporation, 1818 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA .19104 Mr. J. H. Sadler, Superintendent Accident Prevention, Canadian Pacific Station, Montreal, P Q , Canada- H3C-3E4 Gentlemen: It has been our practice to use asbestos rope as a wick.to heat rail when making joints.- .Due to the attendant prob-' lems involved with asbestos we are looking for- a satisfac-' tory subs ti tu te. Would you please let me know the procedures followed on your railroad when joining rail. Yours very truly, N. J. Andrews General Manager - Safety/Technical Training